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Call for Applications Type: Doctoral Fellowships in Global Intellectual History Institution: Graduate School Global Intellectual History, Free University Berlin and Humboldt University Berlin Location: Berlin (Germany) Date: from April 2017 Deadline: 16.9.2016 __________________________________________________ The graduate school invites applications for twelve PhD fellowships. Successful candidates will develop a PhD dissertation in the field of global intellectual history (18th to 20th century) and contribute to the activities of the program in the form of seminars, workshops and/or summer schools. Terms of employment Fellowships are offered as research positions on a fixed-term basis for three years starting on April 1, 2017. Salary is in accordance with TV-L FU level E13 (65%). Requirements - MA degree in History with a significant focus in non-European/global/world history or in an Area Studies discipline with a significant historical focus (thesis submitted by time of interview) - Very good knowledge of English and the languages relevant to the research proposal - Familiarity with relevant scholarly debates and approaches in global history and intellectual history How to apply Please send the following documents in one pdf file to globalintellectualhist...@geschkult.fu-berlin.de: - Cover letter - Curriculum vitae - Abstract of MA thesis (one page) - Research proposal (five pages) including a brief explanation of how your project fits in the framework of the graduate school - Letter of recommendation by MA supervisor (optionally name one additional reference) to be sent directly to the above address Review of applications will begin on September 16th. Notifications will be sent in mid-October. Successful applicants will be invited to an interview, to take place in Berlin or via Skype in mid- to late November. For a detailed description of the research program, participating faculty and institutions, and more information on how to apply please visit: http://www.global-history.de/gih __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
